muddy

Definitions

1. 1.Turbid with mud; as, muddy water.
2. 2.Consisting of mud or earth; gross; impure. This muddy vesture of decay. Shak.
3. 3.Confused, as if turbid with mud; cloudy in mind; dull; stupid; also, immethodical; incoherent; vague. Cold hearts and muddy understandings. Burke. Dost think I am so muddy, so unsettled. Shak.
4. 4.Not clear or bright. Swift.
5. 5.To soil with mud; to dirty; to render turbid.
6. 6.Fig.: To cloud; to make dull or heavy. Grew.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is muddy.

• What is consisting of mud or earth; gross; impure. This muddy vesture of decay. Shak called?
• What is confused, as if turbid with mud; cloudy in mind; dull; stupid; also, immethodical; incoherent; vague. Cold hearts and muddy understandings. Burke. Dost think I am so muddy, so unsettled. Shak called?
• What is to soil with mud; to dirty; to render turbid called?
• What is fig.: To cloud; to make dull or heavy. Grew called?